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I haven't bought a new scope in 20yrs. But after months of reading and getting advice from anyone who would talk to me I have narrowed it down to the March 3 - 24 x 52mm and NightForce 5-25×56 F1. I would like anyone's opinion on the scopes to help me pull the trigger and get this search over. I will be using the this for hunting and just sign up for long range shoot classes. Thank you
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Nightforce by a mile...…………..RUGGED RELIABLE REPEATABLE!!!!
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Welcome to the 'fire It would be my pleasure to discuss this with you, 516-217-1000. Doug
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Doug @ Camera Land is a good guy to work with. Prompt, thorough, professional service. Excellent prices too.
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Doug @ Camera Land is a good guy to work with. Prompt, thorough, professional service. Excellent prices too. Agreed! Didn’t know they were carrying March as well. Cool.
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I haven't bought a new scope in 20yrs. But after months of reading and getting advice from anyone who would talk to me I have narrowed it down to the March 3 - 24 x 52mm and NightForce 5-25×56 F1. I would like anyone's opinion on the scopes to help me pull the trigger and get this search over. I will be using the this for hunting and just sign up for long range shoot classes. Thank you That's a lot of Xs and a big O, mind if I ask what you'll be using the scope for?
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I own both and the NF is the winner by a fair bit IMO.
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The problem for me is IMO march has too large of an erector ratio. on paper this looks cool, but in practice I prefer a scope that can quickly go from low to high power without that much change in the zoom. a 3, 4,5 or at most 6 erector ratio is plenty, beyond that and it would annoy me. if you need that much erector ratio you should be shooting a different gun with a specific optic for that gun. they are trying to make the power ranges on these do too many things.
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How good is your eyesight ? And do you know how to compare fine optics.
Next, is you would need both optics on hand and are able to compare them in all conditions.
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I haven't bought a new scope in 20yrs. But after months of reading and getting advice from anyone who would talk to me I have narrowed it down to the March 3 - 24 x 52mm and NightForce 5-25×56 F1. I would like anyone's opinion on the scopes to help me pull the trigger and get this search over. I will be using the this for hunting and just sign up for long range shoot classes. Thank you If you wanted a benchrest only scope I would choose a March, you stated the scope you are wanting is more on the hunting side and I would lean toward the Nightforce.
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For the OP, if this is a hunting scope, are you sure you need the 25x magnification and big objective?
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That may be. But for most people, absolutely not.
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That may be. But for most people, absolutely not. Most people you associate with. The opposite is true with the people I associate with.
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For me, the March is much lighter and optically superior. Is it as robust? I don't know the answer to that. My hunting partner has 4 rifles with March scope and one with an NXS. The March was so much better that any comparison was a joke. Of these 4 rifles, we have never had a single issue with the March scopes. They seem to track just fine, they are stunningly clear and compact compared to most "tactical scopes".
We do a lot of long range shooting and any 'misses' were clearly attributed to bad wind doping and not to elevation. The second shot was always true.
I never saw the 10x zoom ratio to be a problem, in fact, I would love to have a 1-10X March scope!
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That may be. But for most people, absolutely not. Most people you associate with. The opposite is true with the people I associate with. No, most people, period.
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Comes down to weight, footprint, and reticle IMO. I've owned the NF and have the March but with 42mm obj.
Do I have more confidence in the NF, yes. That's part to having more experience with their scopes. I do like the feel of NF's turrets better, but I have no knocks on the March. The package/footprint of the scope is amazing. Really surprised they aren't more popular.
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